Last Sunday(21/Nov) I held a creative event in the nursing home. The original plan was “My life/My time”. However, after communicating with the staff, most of the residents only remembered what happened that day or right now, and let them Drawing their lives and hobbies is a very stressful thing for them, so in the end, we agreed on the theme “My…”. They can draw anything they want, themselves, anything they see, their families, their hobbies, and so on.
The whole activity lasted for 1 hour. Eight elderly people participated in the activity, but only three of them drew pictures by themselves. They drew 1, 2, and 3 pictures respectively. Two elderly people drew one with the help of the staff. One drew a football star he likes, and one drew a heater. Three old people fell asleep.
During the event, I tried to have a dialogue with them to understand their schedule, but they could not answer my questions clearly, so after the end, I interviewed the staff of the nursing home.
Through interviews, I learned that the elderly in nursing homes basically have different degrees of dementia. Nursing homes arrange different activities every day to enrich their lives. But all activities will not exceed an hour, otherwise, they will feel tired.
This is a daily activity arranged by the nursing home for the elderly.
At the same time, I got the timetable of the two old people
Richard：
9:00-10:00 breakfast time
10:00-11:00 watching television until the activity
11:00-12:00 participate in activities
12:00-13:00 watching TV or listening to music
13:00-14:00 lunchtime
14:30-15:30 participate in activities
After the activity, there is a break, Richard will go to smoke a cigarette, or watch TV and cowboy movies
17:00-18:00 dinnertime
After dinner，watch TV or movies
Jean：
Her hobbies are cross-work, Sudoku, and watching TV series on the computer.
She will have a video call with her daughter from 2pm to 2:30pm on Sunday.
Her activity schedule is similar to Richard’s, but she likes to do some creative things.
